Ricotta Cheese

- From the Italian for "re-cooked"
- Around 5% fat
- Frequently used in lasagna, cheesecake, cannoli, or cookies
- Produced from the whey of other Italian cheeses
- Technically not a typical "cheese" but a "whey cheese"

Ricotta cheese is an Italian cheese made from whey, the by-product of cheese-making. Italian ricotta is typically made from sheep or water buffalo milk and tastes nutty and sweet. American ricotta is made of cow's milk and is blander and wetter.
The Five Ricottas
1. Ricotta: Fresh, soft, creamy substance. Similar to Mascarpone cheese, but chunkier.
2. Ricotta salata: Dried, pressed and salted. used for grating.
3. Ricotta infornata: Baked until it becomes a sandy brown color. Popular in Sicily and Sardinia and is also called Ricotta al forno.
4. Ricotta affumicata: Smoked ricotta put in a smoker until it takes on the charred flavor of oak or chestnut wood along with herbs or juniper berries.
5. Ricotta scanta: A soured and salted ricotta that ages for 100 days and has the consistency of cream cheese. Pungent and slightly bitter.

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  Ricotta salata is a dried, salty, aged sheep's milk cheese from Sicily. It is sometimes called Ricotta secca, or Ricotta Pecorino. The cheese is made from the whey part of the shee...
  
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  Ricotta Salata Frescolina - sheep's milk soft cheese. 1 lb/454 gr, Italy. A variation of Italian Ricotta cheese, this pure white, firm, rindless cheese originated in the hot, dry ...
  
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Ricotta Cheese Questions

Is Ricotta Salata a particularly dry cheese? 1 Answer

Of course it is a dry cheese. ------------quote--------- Ricotta Salata (ree-coh-tah sah-lah-tah) A dry salted ricotta cheese that has a sharp, almost tangy ... read more

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I have three things I get cravings for: 1. Trader Joe's English Cheddar with Carmelized Onions. Whoa, Nellie. 2. Trader Joe's sliced havarti 3. Real Wiscons... read more

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Ricotta Cheese Tips and Articles
- Italian Food Forever: Ricotta Cheese Basics

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